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MGR/Rick Rollo « Larrivée L-03 »
Published on 01/21/07 at 15:00I've been playing acoustic guitar since 1997. Basically, I like to play folk and blues, but I also play a good deal of soft-rock. I don't play in any bands, however, in October 2006, I joined my church folk choir as a guitar accompanist and I manage to jam a little with some of my neighbours. I'm not good enough to quit my day job, but I do love to play this guitar for the pure joy of it.
I bought my Larrivée L-03 in July 2006 for $960 CDN from Long & McQuade Musical Instruments in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Actually, I traded in a beloved Seagull S-6+ Cedar steel string and a La Patrie Etude nylon string (both previously purchased at Long & McQuade) plus a little cash.
This guitar was made in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It produces a booming, but warm, tone right through the whole range from low E to high E strings. The resonance and sustain of each string is truly remarkable. The balanced sound is clean and discernible when played quietly practicing at home, but the sound can be thunderous and clear when you have the opportunity to really let loose.
The original Larrivée setup was for light gauge strings and was perfect right out of the box. There is no fret buzz anywhere on the neck.
The tone of my Larrivée was bright, loud and full from the minute I bought it. I have played it (at least for a few minutes, but usually longer) nearly every day since I got it and the sound just keeps getting better. And I consider it to still be 'new'. Once it ages, the sound will be just awesome.
By the way, my previous steel string acoustics were all dreadnoughts. The L-series Larrivée has the same sized upper and lower bouts as does the D-series (i.e., dreadnoughts) but it has a more narrow waste. I think the L-series style is both more aesthetically pleasing and is more comfortable to play.
There is nothing I don't like about this guitar. If there was something, I would not have bought it.
My Larrivée L-03 is all solid wood construction. It has a Canadian Sitka spruce soundboard with an ebony fretboard and bridge plate. It has South American mahogany back, sides and neck and Canadian maple body binding, front and back. The bridge and nut are Tusq and the pickguard is bevelled Tortis. It has Ivroid fretboard binding and Ping tuners (18:1 ratio). The L-03 has symmetrical X-bracing and a solid dovetail neck joint. I love the satin lacquer finish on both the body and neck. I use Elixir Polyweb light or custom light strings on it.
This is a high performance guitar and I just love it. For my money there is no better guitar available. As far as I am concerned my Larrivée L-03 sounds better than comparable Martin and Taylor models. It is better made and is a much better value.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I bought my Larrivée L-03 in July 2006 for $960 CDN from Long & McQuade Musical Instruments in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Actually, I traded in a beloved Seagull S-6+ Cedar steel string and a La Patrie Etude nylon string (both previously purchased at Long & McQuade) plus a little cash.
This guitar was made in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It produces a booming, but warm, tone right through the whole range from low E to high E strings. The resonance and sustain of each string is truly remarkable. The balanced sound is clean and discernible when played quietly practicing at home, but the sound can be thunderous and clear when you have the opportunity to really let loose.
The original Larrivée setup was for light gauge strings and was perfect right out of the box. There is no fret buzz anywhere on the neck.
The tone of my Larrivée was bright, loud and full from the minute I bought it. I have played it (at least for a few minutes, but usually longer) nearly every day since I got it and the sound just keeps getting better. And I consider it to still be 'new'. Once it ages, the sound will be just awesome.
By the way, my previous steel string acoustics were all dreadnoughts. The L-series Larrivée has the same sized upper and lower bouts as does the D-series (i.e., dreadnoughts) but it has a more narrow waste. I think the L-series style is both more aesthetically pleasing and is more comfortable to play.
There is nothing I don't like about this guitar. If there was something, I would not have bought it.
My Larrivée L-03 is all solid wood construction. It has a Canadian Sitka spruce soundboard with an ebony fretboard and bridge plate. It has South American mahogany back, sides and neck and Canadian maple body binding, front and back. The bridge and nut are Tusq and the pickguard is bevelled Tortis. It has Ivroid fretboard binding and Ping tuners (18:1 ratio). The L-03 has symmetrical X-bracing and a solid dovetail neck joint. I love the satin lacquer finish on both the body and neck. I use Elixir Polyweb light or custom light strings on it.
This is a high performance guitar and I just love it. For my money there is no better guitar available. As far as I am concerned my Larrivée L-03 sounds better than comparable Martin and Taylor models. It is better made and is a much better value.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com